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      Welcome to Kiwi!
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    <b>Version 2.3.1</b> - February, 2008
    
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      Kiwi is a collection of class libraries that simplifies
      application development under Java using the Java Foundation
      Classes (JFC).
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      Kiwi dates back all the way to 1998, when I was just
      starting out with Java development. I was learning Swing at the
      time, and began to work on a class library that would make
      writing Swing applications easier. I felt that other people in
      the development community would also find the library useful, so
      I eventually released Kiwi 1.1 as an open source project.
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      Since then, I have continued to develop Kiwi in my spare
      time. Since I use Kiwi in all of my other Java projects, this
      development is largely driven by the requirements of those
      projects. The end result is that Kiwi contains functionality
      that is actually useful in real applications; gratuitous
      features are kept to a minimum.
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      See the <b><a href="gpl.html">GNU General Public License</a></b>
      for terms of use and redistribution. If you wish to use Kiwi in
      a commercial product, please contact me for licensing information.
      Visit <u>http://www.hyperrealm.com/</u>.
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      Copyright &copy; 1998-2008 Mark A Lindner
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